Craig Rivet
#52 · Defence · Columbus Blue Jackets
Born Sep 13, 1974 in North Bay, Ontario, CAN · 6'2", 207 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 68th overall in 1992 by MTL (round 3)
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Career
Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.
Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-95 | MTL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.20 |
| 1995-96 | MTL | 19 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 54 | 9 | 0 | 0.26 |
| 1996-97 | MTL | 35 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 54 | 24 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 1997-98 | MTL | 61 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 93 | 26 | 52 | 0.03 |
| 1998-99 | MTL | 66 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -3 | 66 | 39 | 78 | 0.15 |
| 1999-00 | MTL | 61 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 76 | 71 | 80 | 0.28 |
| 2000-01 | MTL | 26 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -8 | 36 | 22 | 38 | 0.12 |
| 2001-02 | MTL | 82 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 1 | 76 | 90 | 97 | 0.30 |
| 2002-03 | MTL | 82 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 1 | 71 | 118 | 31 | 0.27 |
| 2003-04 | MTL | 80 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 98 | 96 | 66 | 0.15 |
| 2005-06 | MTL | 82 | 7 | 27 | 34 | -5 | 109 | 122 | 107 | 0.41 |
| 2006-07 | MTL | 54 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 0.30 |
| 2006-07 | SJS | 17 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 19 | 0.47 |
| 2007-08 | SJS | 74 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 3 | 104 | 105 | 73 | 0.47 |
| 2008-09 | BUF | 64 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 4 | 125 | 80 | 57 | 0.38 |
| 2009-10 | BUF | 78 | 1 | 14 | 15 | -6 | 100 | 63 | 61 | 0.19 |
| 2010-11 | BUF | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 0.13 |
| 2010-11 | CBJ | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 0.07 |
| 16 seasons | Career | 923 | 50 | 187 | 237 | -4 | 1171 | 989 | 850 | 0.26 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 | MTL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0.20 |
| 1997-98 | MTL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 2001-02 | MTL | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 0.25 |
| 2003-04 | MTL | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 0.45 |
| 2005-06 | MTL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 2006-07 | SJS | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 0.45 |
| 2007-08 | SJS | 13 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 31 | 0.46 |
| 2009-10 | BUF | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 0.17 |
| 8 seasons | Playoffs | 69 | 4 | 19 | 23 | -1 | 69 | 96 | 78 | 0.33 |
2010-11 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -12 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 0.11 | 6.1 | 14:41 |
2010-11 analytics
Rating
Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 233 ranked defencemen: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.
The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among defencemen. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Provisional: under 40 games it is more chance than player. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.
On the ice
What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean
Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 569 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.
Who he played with
| Defence pair | Team | GP | Time | CF% | xGF% | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Rivet · Andrej Sekera | BUF | 18 | 142:44 | 53.5 | 48.7 | 5-7 |
| Craig Rivet · Kris Russell | CBJ | 11 | 98:12 | 51.8 | 53.7 | 5-9 |
| Craig Rivet · Shaone Morrisonn | BUF | 13 | 61:43 | 47.0 | 51.8 | 2-3 |
| Craig Rivet · Mike Weber | BUF | 5 | 38:18 | 45.6 | 42.7 | 2-0 |
The pairs he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's pairs that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.
Chances and finishing
Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.
Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 232 who played 300 minutes or more this season.
His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.
Where he shot from
Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2011 | vs BUF | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 15:12 |
| Apr 5, 2011 | @ DAL | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19:25 |
| Apr 3, 2011 | vs STL | L 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:17 |
| Mar 29, 2011 | vs FLA | W 3-2 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16:26 |
| Mar 27, 2011 | vs VAN | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18:07 |
| Mar 24, 2011 | @ PHX | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14:25 |
| Mar 22, 2011 | @ COL | L 4-5 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16:30 |
| Mar 20, 2011 | vs NJD | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:37 |
| Mar 19, 2011 | @ MIN | W 5-4 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15:07 |
| Mar 15, 2011 | vs BOS | L 2-3 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:57 |
| Mar 12, 2011 | @ CAR | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17:49 |
| Mar 9, 2011 | vs STL | L 3-4 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:07 |
| Mar 7, 2011 | @ STL | L 4-5 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19:30 |
| Mar 4, 2011 | @ CGY | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:37 |
| Jan 11, 2011 | vs PHI | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 05:56 |
| Jan 8, 2011 | @ PHX | W 2-1 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:49 |
| Jan 6, 2011 | @ SJS | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 03:01 |
| Jan 4, 2011 | @ COL | L 3-4 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 05:33 |
| Jan 1, 2011 | vs BOS | W 7-6 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:47 |
| Dec 28, 2010 | @ EDM | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14:26 |
| Dec 27, 2010 | @ CGY | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:05 |
| Dec 23, 2010 | vs FLA | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:01 |
| Dec 21, 2010 | vs ANA | W 5-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12:54 |
| Nov 20, 2010 | vs TBL | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14:30 |
| Nov 19, 2010 | vs LAK | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:52 |
| Nov 6, 2010 | @ TOR | W 3-2 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:13 |
| Nov 5, 2010 | vs MTL | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18:35 |
| Nov 3, 2010 | vs BOS | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14:36 |
| Oct 26, 2010 | @ PHI | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14:43 |
| Oct 22, 2010 | vs OTT | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17:04 |
| Oct 20, 2010 | @ ATL | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15:46 |
| Oct 16, 2010 | @ CHI | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16:48 |
| Oct 15, 2010 | vs MTL | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:13 |
| Oct 13, 2010 | vs NJD | L 0-1 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:40 |
| Oct 11, 2010 | vs CHI | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:35 |
| Oct 9, 2010 | vs NYR | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:42 |
| Oct 8, 2010 | @ OTT | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15:06 |